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Temporal vs origin
Temporal has 24,138 GitHub stars, 2,068 forks, 956 open issues and last shipped yesterday. origin has 8,692 stars, 4,806 forks, 319 open issues and last shipped yesterday. Temporal leads on adoption by 178% (24,138 vs 8,692 stars). Temporal is written in Go under MIT; origin is written in Go under Apache-2.0. Temporal has attracted 9% as many forks as stars, origin 55%. Temporal was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee.
Two open source projects, one decision. Both are free and self-hostable — the differences are community size, license terms, language stack and release pace.
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| Temporal | origin | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 24K | ★ 8.7K |
| License | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Written in | Go | Go |
| Last push | 2026-11-02 | 2026-11-02 |
| Forks | ⑂ 2.1K | ⑂ 4.8K |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick Temporal if
- You weight community size — 24K stars and counting
- You want the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches Go
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick origin if
- You want the origin feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the Apache-2.0 license terms
- Your stack matches Go
- You evaluated both and origin fits your workflow better
About Temporal
Temporal—durable execution platform Introduction • Getting Started • Contributing • Temporal Docs • Temporal 101 Introduction Temporal is a durable execution platform that enables developers to build scalable applications without sacrificing productivity or reliability. The Temporal server executes units of application logic called Workflows in a resilient manner that automatically handles intermittent failures, and retries failed operations. Temporal is a mature technology that originated as a fork of Uber's Cadence. It is developed by Temporal Technologies, a startup by the creators of…
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About origin
Origin Kubernetes ================= This repo was previously the core Kubernetes tracking repo for OKD, and where OpenShift's hyperkube and openshift test binaries were maintained. As of July 2020, the purpose and maintenance strategy of the repo varies by branch. Maintenance of main and release x.x branches for 4.6 and above These branches no longer include the code required to produce hyperkube binaries, and are limited to maintaining the openshift tests binary. Responsibility for maintaining hyperkube has transitioned to the openshift/kubernetes repo. Backports and carries against upstream should be proposed…
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Frequently asked questions
Is Temporal or origin more popular?
Temporal has 24,138 GitHub stars and origin has 8,692. Temporal has the larger community by that measure.
Are Temporal and origin free?
Both are open source. Temporal is licensed under MIT and origin under Apache-2.0. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between Temporal and origin?
Temporal is written in Go and origin in Go. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, Temporal or origin?
Choose Temporal if you want the larger community (24,138 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose origin if its feature set, stack or Apache-2.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.